Our complex, highly developed human capacity for language is a major part of human life. Doing it right is central to our well-being as individuals, and as a species. In times of stress, the best ... Read More about Communicating: Listening and Discussing
Circumstances change. We must change in response. Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change. [Martin ... Read More about Being Ready and Adaptable
Openness culminates in action. Becoming actively involved in the world and in the lives of others is the ethical-active component of openness. The attitude is one not only of generosity but of ... Read More about Welcoming – Assisting – Offering: Being Open-handed
An open mind receives objective information, which can counteract subjective biases. When the facts change, I change my opinion. What do you do, sir? [attributed to John Maynard Keynes] A truly ... Read More about Being Open-minded
An open heart offers a pathway to the wishes and dreams of others. Maybe people don't understand my openness. In fact, if someone randomly comes and hugs me, I'd hug them right back. I am all for ... Read More about Being Open-hearted
Konstantin Somov, Open Door on a Garden (1934) To receive the world and everything it has to offer, we must be open. When the flower opens, the bees will come. [variously attributed] Nothing is ... Read More about Being Open
By being generous, we advance beyond responsibility and reliability, and see our lives in terms of service to others. Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you ... Read More about Being Generous
Affirming someone puts an exclamation on their sense of self-worth, expanding and amplifying it, and sometimes them and ourselves. This is a bit simpler when we affirm ourselves. In springtime ... Read More about Affirming, Adding To, Expanding Upon, and Amplifying
Basic goodness and decency are foundational in life and ethics. Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its ... Read More about Being Good and Decent